There are very few pressures in life as intense as a debut album. Sure, art isn’t the end-all be-all of life, but when that ...

Soul, R&B and gospel songs are set to return to the Peoria riverfront this August as part of the Peoria Park District's River City Soul Fest and Gospel Fest. Established in 1999, this year marks Soul ...

Otis Clay’s early career spanned two golden eras of modern black music—gospel in the late 50s and early 60s and deep soul in the 60s and 70s—but he didn’t stop building on his legacy when those ...

It's a gospel group that's been around since 1926 and which is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There have been different variations of the group over the decades, and members have come and gone, ...

Samoan gospel music blends heartfelt worship with rich cultural heritage, creating a sound that’s both spiritually uplifting and deeply rooted in tradition. From church choirs in Melbourne to ...

(RNS) — In a July 25 interview, Norman Gyamfi, a founder of the gospel music label Maverick City Music, stirred up fans and industry insiders as he explained the state of the genre bluntly. Gospel, he ...

Legendary soul singer Al Green knew what he wanted to do at the tender age of nine, when he performed with his brothers in the group The Greene Brothers. Green was raised in a strict religious home in ...

Also in this edition of Michael Christopher’s Rock Music Menu, is Vinyl of the Week: “Pretty in Pink: 40th Anniversary ...

You don’t have to read far in the biographies of Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding to discover that they grew up singing in one church or another. In fact, ...

Editors Note: Bruce Warren is the associate general manager for programming at WXPN, which produced this documentary, and NPR is the project's distributor. Hosted by Grammy-winning gospel singer CeCe ...